by Maureen Turner | Jul 21, 2011 | News
Last December, just a few days before Christmas, federal officials confirmed the news that had been expected for months: starting with the 2012 election, the commonwealth of Massachusetts will lose one of its 10 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives....
by Tom Vannah | Jul 26, 2011 | News
Is Michael J. Albano, the disgraced ex-mayor of Springfield, getting ready to make a comeback? On July 12, Albano, who left office amid a federal corruption probe that sent dozens of his staffers and political allies to jail, filed a newly organized political...
by Maureen Turner | Jul 28, 2011 | News
The slow but steady progress of marriage equality laws around the country—six states and the District of Columbia now invest in officiants the power to pronounce couples husband and husband, and wife and wife—is an encouraging sign of evolving notions of...
by Maureen Turner | Jul 28, 2011 | News
The Springfield City Council moved last week to establish stringent anti-foreclosure laws in the city. At its July 18 meeting, the Council voted unanimously in favor of two ordinances that would make it tougher for lenders to rush to foreclose on residences, and force...
by Stephanie Kraft | Jul 28, 2011 | News
A federal court has dealt a setback to Entergy, the owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant near Brattleboro, in its bid to keep the plant open while it sues the state of Vermont. Entergy is suing to keep the reactor operating for 20 years after its scheduled...
